The Dems "belong" To Moveon.org?, This ought to be fun to watch

MoveOn to Democratic Party: 'We Own It'
Thu Dec 9, 6:37 PM ET
By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Liberal powerhouse MoveOn has a message for the "professional election losers" who run the Democratic Party: "We bought it, we own it, we're going to take it back."

A scathing e-mail from the head of MoveOn's political action committee to the group's supporters on Thursday targets outgoing Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe as a tool of corporate donors who alienated both traditional and progressive Democrats.

"For years, the party has been led by elite Washington insiders who are closer to corporate lobbyists than they are to the Democratic base," said the e-mail from MoveOn PAC's Eli Pariser. "But we can't afford four more years of leadership by a consulting class of professional election losers."

Under McAuliffe's leadership, the message said, the party coddled the same corporate donors that fund Republicans to bring in money at the expense of vision and integrity.

"In the last year, grass-roots contributors like us gave more than $300 million to the Kerry campaign and the DNC, and proved that the party doesn't need corporate cash to be competitive," the message continued. "Now it's our party: we bought it, we own it, and we're going to take it back."

Pariser urged MoveOn supporters to help support a DNC chair with a bold vision to represent Democrats outside Washington. Democrats will vote at their February meeting in Washington on a successor to McAuliffe.

DNC spokesman Jano Cabrera declined to engage in a tit-for-tat with MoveOn, but praised McAuliffe's efforts.

"Call me crazy, but I think the fact that for the first time in party history we outraised the Republicans, and did so primarily through grass-roots fund raising is something to be proud of," Cabrera said.

Among those vying for the party chairmanship is former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, an early darling of MoveOn's cybernetwork of activists when he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Shamalama says: Howard Dean - "Yeaaaggghhh!"

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Don't worry, Howard Dean won't be the NEXT president. That will be Hilary's job.

God help us all!

I'm a Democrat and I agree with that sentiment. I just have never liked her.

I must be hallucinating. Did I just see Brother MDF3530 say he doesn't like the Hildabeast, the Great White Female Hope of the Democrat Party and a Chicago Girl born and bred (ok, so Park Ridge is a suburb of Chicago).

No, you are not. She irritates me.

Then there is hope for you yet (Luke, turn to the Darkside)!

Take it back? Where? To Wal-Mart? Keep your receipt, you'll need it.

And still lost the election. Could it be that's it not about the money?

I nominate Howard the Duck. He'll do a better job than Howard Dean.

I suggest a new strategy. Let the Wookie win!